Manuscript, Yemenite rite Tiklal siddur, with halachot in Hebrew and early Judeo-Arabic. [Yemen, ca. 1605-1610].
Yemenite script by several writers from the early 17th century, partly with supralinear vocalization. The margins contain many glosses by other writers in Yemenite script, documenting customs, adding commentaries and passages of prayers. Many glosses open with: "And in some places, the custom is…".
The siddur is not complete, and is presumably comprised of four manuscript sections of Tiklal siddurim, written by different scribes in the early 17th century. The combined siddur contains many duplicate passages. The Sukkot prayers – Hoshanot and Hakafot are included three times – leaves [48-52], leaves [61-71] and leaves [165-175]. The text of the Haggadah is found on leaf [26], and again on p. [147b]: "The order for conducting the nights of Pesach is as follows…". The leap year and Tekufot calendars appear twice – one beginning in 1605, and the second in 1609.
The volume begins with Seder HaAshmorot, Shabbat prayers and Pirkei Avot; Rosh Chodesh prayers; Passover Haggadah; Shavuot prayers; lamentations for Tisha B'Av; prayers for the High Holidays; prayers for Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret: Hoshanot, prayers for dew and rain, Hakafot and piyyutim for Simchat Torah; Keter Malchut by R. Shlomo ibn Gabirol and passages from Megillat Chanukah and from the Purim miracle narrative.
Leaves [61-109] – part of another siddur, beginning in the middle of the Ne'ila prayers. Includes prayers for Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret, Hoshanot for Sukkot and Hakafot for Simchat Torah; prayers for Chanukah and Purim; piyyutim for the High Holidays: selichot piyyutim: El Melech, Kadosh and Yezameru, Maranot (collection of piyyutim for Yom Kippur night opening with the word Maran).
Beginning on leaf [110] – part of a manuscript siddur from ca. 1605-1606. Includes leap year calendars and on p. [115a], Tekufot calendars, beginning with cycle 283, Rosh Hashanah 1605.
From leaf [130] onwards – part of a Tiklal siddur [early 17th century], beginning in the middle of the weekday and Shabbat prayers. Includes the Passover Haggadah (the custom of drinking a fifth cup together with the recital of Hallel HaGadol is recorded on pp. [151b-152a]); prayers for festivals and the High Holidays; blessings for a wedding and Birkat HaMazon; order of blessings and laws of mitzvot; selichot piyyutim El Melech, Maranot, complementary piyyutim to the Tisha B'Av lamentations; leap year and Tekufot calendars from 1609.
[235] leaves. 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dark stains. Wear, tears and open tears, affecting text. Large open tears to many leaves, repaired with acid free tissue paper. New binding.